diff --git a/scripts/assignprojectnumbers.php b/scripts/assignprojectnumbers.php
index 654fc89e..cdb76d50 100644
--- a/scripts/assignprojectnumbers.php
+++ b/scripts/assignprojectnumbers.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <?
 include "../common.inc.php";
 
-	$projq=mysql_query("SELECT id FROM registrations WHERE status='complete' AND year='2006'");
+	$projq=mysql_query("SELECT id FROM registrations WHERE status='complete' OR status='paymentpending' AND year='2006'");
 	while($projr=mysql_fetch_object($projq))
 	{
 		$reg_id=$projr->id;
@@ -75,8 +75,17 @@ include "../common.inc.php";
 
 		$projectnumber=str_replace('N',$Nnum,$projectnumber);
 		mysql_query("UPDATE projects SET projectnumber='$projectnumber' WHERE registrations_id='$reg_id' AND year='".$config['FAIRYEAR']."'");
-		echo "Assigned new project number $projectnumber\n";
-
+		if($projectnumber)
+		{
+			echo "Assigned new project number $projectnumber\n";
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			echo "Eeek! couldnt assign project number for $reg_id";
+			exit;
+		}
+		$assigned++;
 	}
+	echo "assigned=$assigned";
 	
 ?>
diff --git a/scripts/populate_fake.php b/scripts/populate_fake.php
index 7c0a1ebb..1bbc6628 100644
--- a/scripts/populate_fake.php
+++ b/scripts/populate_fake.php
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ for($x=0;$x<$numprojects;$x++)
 		$req_tnum=rand(1,30);
 		if($req_tnum==1) $req_t="no"; else $req_t="yes";
 
+		$langnum=rand(1,10);
+		if($langnum<4) $lang="fr"; else $lang="en";
 
-		mysql_query("INSERT INTO projects (registrations_id,projectcategories_id,projectdivisions_id,title,year,req_electricity,req_table) VALUES ('$id','$cat','$div','$title',2006,'$req_e','$req_t')");
+
+		mysql_query("INSERT INTO projects (registrations_id,projectcategories_id,projectdivisions_id,title,year,req_electricity,req_table,language) VALUES ('$id','$cat','$div','$title',2006,'$req_e','$req_t','$lang')");
 
 	}
 }